New project on advancing energy efficiency and healthcare in St Joseph hospital, in the Palestinian Territories

We're thrilled to announce a new PEEB Med project in St Joseph Hospital, in the Palestinian Territories, addressing healthcare and climate challenges together!

To address the growing demand for healthcare, Saint Joseph’s Hospital is undergoing a major renovation and expansion project supported by a EUR 12 million grant from AFD, complemented by EUR 1 million from the EU through the PEEB Med programme.

The renovation includes reinforcing thermal insulation, optimising heating, cooling, and lighting systems, and increasing renewable energy production capacity. The building sector accounts for nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with hospitals consuming two to five times more energy per square meter than conventional buildings. Integrating energy efficiency into hospital infrastructure is therefore critical to combining healthcare with climate action.

“For the first time, we will be using an investment grant to implement ambitious energy efficiency measures in our hospital and significantly reduce its energy consumption,” explained Jamil Koussa, General Director of Saint Joseph's Hospital.

The European Union Representative Ambassador Alexandre Stutzman added: “I am delighted that the EUR 1 million investment grant will provide the much needed relief and support to St Joseph Hospital in these difficult times. It will facilitate the achievement of energy efficiency, resulting not only in the reduction of energy consumption, but also improving daily lives of hospital staff and patients”.

By cutting energy consumption by 57%, this project saves 1,619 MWh annually—the equivalent of the consumption of 405 Palestinian households!